I hope it doesn't bug anyone that this isn't actually anything new. Once again if you have any ideas you can still tell me, I'd really love your ideas/suggestions/requests for what they could do. R&R :)

Booth couldn't sleep. He'd gone straight home after dropping Bones off and had been in bed by 10:30PM. Since then he'd been lying in bed, tossing and turning without feeling tired at all. He'd tried counting sheep, warm milk, TV and even reading one of Bones' books. But it was almost one and he still felt wide awake. He wanted to do something.

He wanted to get up, go out and do something, something fun. See someone. Not just someone, Bones- his Bones. The idea took hold of him. How much fun it would be? He could imagine her groggy voice on the line. Her confusion when he told her everything was fine, that he just wanted to talk to her. Her annoyance at his interruption of her sleep for no reason. How cute she would sound half asleep and cranky.

Even better he could just turn up at her place. She would answer the door wearing just one of the old t shirts she slept in and he would get to watch the confusion and annoyance on her face. She'd be more annoyed if he just turned up at her house in the middle of the night when he knew she was sleeping, but then he could use his charm smile on her and see her try to stay mad when she was still half asleep. He could imagine the big scientific words she would use even when barely awake.

The idea was tempting but he knew he couldn't.

Brennan needed her sleep. How many times had he dragged her out of the lab at night to ensure she was sleeping properly? He couldn't interrupt her sleep just because he felt like talking to her. Booth decided to try to work off some of his energy. He started off with some push ups, and then progressed through a series of exercises, but despite the familiar burn in his muscles he still didn't feel tired. So he threw on some track pants and a t shirt and went for a run.

The night air was freezing and no matter how fast he ran he couldn't heat up properly, but after a while it became bracing rather than freezing. He got back to his apartment and lay back down on the bed. But as he adjusted back to normal temperature he realized he didn't feel any more tired. If anything he felt more awake. He thought again of Bones. Of her drowsy voice berating him in vocabulary he would struggle to understand despite his alertness. Of how much he wanted to see her in her pyjamas. About how once she stopped being angry she would let him in and they would drink coffee and talk until they both had to go to work. They could go to the diner and get breakfast as soon as it opened...

But no Booth told himself. He knew it wasn't ok to wake Bones whenever he felt like seeing her. Booth got up again, this time headed to the shower. The hot water restored his warmth completely after the run. Now, post-shower he felt completely alert.

Booth walked softly over to the window. He was thinking about turning on the TV to try and relax for the next few hours, but found himself staring out the window. It was dark, no people walked on the street, no cars drove past, there were barely any lights shining out of surrounding windows. He stopped for a moment and appreciated the quietness, the stillness of the world around him. It was an odd feeling, like he was the only man in the world.

Thinking about how nice it would be to share this moment is what finally changed his mind. The whole morning could be a moment belonging to just the two of them.

He was calling her phone before he could talk himself out of it. He waited eagerly for her to pick up and had to smile at how sleepy she sounded. Of course the guilt kicked in straight after: she was clearly fast asleep. He felt even worse as she began to panic, her voice full of concern for him.

But as she moved on to the techno-babble Booth felt himself smiling again. Awake for 30 seconds and capable of teaching a science lecture, that's his Bones. Her annoyance was clear and Booth began to regret his whole plan but then... she did what she always did, just when he thought he knew her. She surprised him.

"Ok then, I'll be ready in about 20 minutes."